Comments on: Chickens, bees, and neighbors http://www.urbanhayseed.com/2008/04/11/chickens-bees-and-neighbors/ Backyard farming: organic gardening, chickens, bees, compost, and cooking. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 04:49:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Rian http://www.urbanhayseed.com/2008/04/11/chickens-bees-and-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Rian Mon, 14 Apr 2008 06:04:30 +0000 http://www.urbanhayseed.com/?p=136#comment-89 <p>Kelly, you can practically see chickens grow. It's pretty amazing. The things are just about the size of an egg when you get them, and by 6 weeks, they pretty much look like chickens.</p> <p /> Neighbors... funny thing that... I had this New Urbanist mentality before. What's with all the fences, maaaan? Come on, let's be communal and share the earth!!!</p> <p /> Then I lived next to our wackos in San Fran (the Republican drunk and the woman who loved to leave me notes about paying to have my satellite dish moved and how the front wheel of my motorcycle was on *her* part of the sidewalk.)</p> <p />Then the year in Japan... and Saiko Kamikaze-san next door.</p> <p /> Now, we have pretty decent neighbors. The swingers are a little creepy, and the crotchety old guy and his chemical exudate leave something to be desired, but a little more fencing, and I think we'll all be OK.</p> <p /> It would seem that every other person is impossible to live next to.</p> Kelly, you can practically see chickens grow. It’s pretty amazing. The things are just about the size of an egg when you get them, and by 6 weeks, they pretty much look like chickens.

Neighbors… funny thing that… I had this New Urbanist mentality before. What’s with all the fences, maaaan? Come on, let’s be communal and share the earth!!!

Then I lived next to our wackos in San Fran (the Republican drunk and the woman who loved to leave me notes about paying to have my satellite dish moved and how the front wheel of my motorcycle was on *her* part of the sidewalk.)

Then the year in Japan… and Saiko Kamikaze-san next door.

Now, we have pretty decent neighbors. The swingers are a little creepy, and the crotchety old guy and his chemical exudate leave something to be desired, but a little more fencing, and I think we’ll all be OK.

It would seem that every other person is impossible to live next to.

]]> By: Rian http://www.urbanhayseed.com/2008/04/11/chickens-bees-and-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Rian Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:05:06 +0000 http://www.urbanhayseed.com/?p=136#comment-86 Well, I've tried one of everything. The pictures of those guys are from the PVC pipe version just cut off at 45 degrees and stuffed with bee straws. I've also got 4x6 wood that I drilled with a drillpress and lined the holes with rolled up parchment paper. Finally, there's some nice cypress wood that I had left over from some tree work in the yard, and I've just drilled those with 5/16" holes, mounted a "roof" on them, left the unlined, and mounted them to the south-facing fence. I may take those down and burn them if they're not occupied. I'm a little concerned that they're going to be mite havens. Well, I’ve tried one of everything. The pictures of those guys are from the PVC pipe version just cut off at 45 degrees and stuffed with bee straws.

I’ve also got 4×6 wood that I drilled with a drillpress and lined the holes with rolled up parchment paper.

Finally, there’s some nice cypress wood that I had left over from some tree work in the yard, and I’ve just drilled those with 5/16″ holes, mounted a “roof” on them, left the unlined, and mounted them to the south-facing fence. I may take those down and burn them if they’re not occupied. I’m a little concerned that they’re going to be mite havens.

]]> By: Em http://www.urbanhayseed.com/2008/04/11/chickens-bees-and-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Em Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:16:20 +0000 http://www.urbanhayseed.com/?p=136#comment-83 What do you have those bees living in? PVC pipes? I would like to have a bee box... maybe after I get the chickens settled in... next year perhaps! What do you have those bees living in? PVC pipes? I would like to have a bee box… maybe after I get the chickens settled in… next year perhaps!

]]> By: Kelly http://www.urbanhayseed.com/2008/04/11/chickens-bees-and-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Kelly Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:58:07 +0000 http://www.urbanhayseed.com/?p=136#comment-81 I just met one of my neighbors this afternoon. He apparently makes excellent jam from my craptastic plums (or from the branches that hang over his yard) and offered to give me some. So neighbors aren't all bad. But don't get me started on the ones next door. I just met one of my neighbors this afternoon. He apparently makes excellent jam from my craptastic plums (or from the branches that hang over his yard) and offered to give me some. So neighbors aren’t all bad. But don’t get me started on the ones next door.

]]> By: Kelly http://www.urbanhayseed.com/2008/04/11/chickens-bees-and-neighbors/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Kelly Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:56:21 +0000 http://www.urbanhayseed.com/?p=136#comment-80 My God! The chickens are huge! Must be the slugs. Hope everybody survives the chemical onslaught. My God! The chickens are huge! Must be the slugs. Hope everybody survives the chemical onslaught.

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